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I am making them on my addi express knitting machine, they are awaiting some faux fur pom-poms I will sew them on when they arrive and then sell them at the post office shop if the owner agrees to sell them my little cottage industry. 😁 The addi knitting machine My hats

Just a few flowers that I have been making. Thanks again Maritrez for the fab book. I love it. x

Did this little clock last night it’s the same fabric that was used on my little bowl It will also compliment my new Sofa as it is navy

I have finished my octagon blanket , 12 octagons , 6 squares, 10 triangles and 4 corner triangles this is the biggest blanket I have made , 5 foot 6 inches by 4 foot 6 inches . I had to stand on the settee to take the picture it’s so big .

A couple of crochet blankets now completed and packed ready to post too. x

this octagon is a three D cable pattern that I made up myself from a picture posted on Pinterest. The pattern is supposed to be free but you have to subscribe $22. To get it with other free patterns. I didn’t want to do that so I made my own.

Bead embroidery on canvas, I started with the paws, it is very restful thing to do I have my lamp with magnifying glas so there is no eye straini may add this as a centre piece to a quilt is my first idea , other ideas may pop in to my head as I want it to be useful rather than just framed and stuc

I was having a lovely play this morning making quilt patches , quilt as you go. When I had to stop and make dinner . I managed to make 2 diamonds a triangle , and a half hexagon. These are all ready to machine sew this afternoon then this evening I shall hand sew them to my quilt I am making for

I bought this cheap metal stool for $5 I thought it was small enough to go in the craft room for Alia's desk because she didn't use the desk often and it could go underneath and not be as in the way as the chair she used. Since it was metal though the seat was cold and hard so I made a cushion for i

Here is pic of my

Have finished these two Ambulance Packs ready to send off to the Blue Light Babies Charity. It consists of 1 blanket and 2 hats, one newborn size and 1 pre term size. A pack is then kept in each ambulance just in case it’s needed. More Ambulance services are now requesting these too…..which is great

In red white grey and green . Going to make a third coaster tomorrow.

My first Christmas make a fabric tray to hold sweets or fruit and nuts at Christmas It’s all hand sewn

Haven’t done much recently, Basic Granny Squares, using up odd balls. Eyelash yarn border. 😁

Here are a few baby cardi’s and hats I’ve made recently. Now packaged up and ready to post next week. x

I so enjoyed my first bit of crochet I have decided to do another project.  This time I’m making a blanket for our snuggle muffin of a  cat, Rosie 😊.  Continuing with the them of granny squares - this will be granny “circle squares”.  Again using wool that I already have. 

This is the rice bag I am sewing by hand it’s at the stage of decorating the fabric Nature is the theme of this one

I have done a lot of crochet and felt like a change to a different hobby so I went to sewing by hand my quilt as you go quilting. It was very relaxing and I shall build on it every evening , tv on in the background and hand sewing a good way to while away the time and be productive. I have 14 hex

I bought this chair about 7 years ago. I bought it for Tom because he is tall 6'4'' and most chairs don't really fit his height. He used it for a few years and then he got back ache and bought a chair that was more designed to help with his back ache since he is sat in the chair all day when he wor

This is how far the new project has gotten

More little baby knits. x

Finished my coaster project, or could be a jam pot cover. I may make another coaster to go in side.

Made myself a little fabric bowl using 4” squares , never tried before so trial and error , Will use to keep current threads I am using and small scissors at hand in an evening

Finished my first crochet blanket and I’m really pleased with it. As I’m a beginner it’s a small cat blanket for Rosie.  I absolutely loved making the granny circle squares.  I also loved making the frill.  Not so keen on joining it all up, mainly because I found it quite uncomfortable working with

This is side 2 of my project , I find rice bag style so useful for storage

Calling this side complete , the rice bag is now assembled and I am working on decorating with embroidery I will add the lining to hide all my stitching inside at the end Now to complete the other sides

This is my hand sewn large rice bag using fabric and thread from linda It is made using 12x12 inch squares and I will be storing my wadding and calico in it Don’t think I would make this size again , it’s a bit too large Thank you Linda for the kind gift of sewing supplies x

My son's have bought a new dog because their other one doesn't like being alone, and although he is not alone very often he does get very distressed so in order to control his anxiety they decided to get a new dog. They found one at the rescue place so helps them too. Their first dog Tiberius alwa

I have two blankets on the go so that I didn’t get fed up doing one all the time, now I have just finished the mystical lanterns blanket designed by Jane crowfoot. . There are 55 lantern motifs and 11 half lantern motifs my daughter Liz wanted all different colours so a good one to reduce my stash

I have just finished this Persian tile which I started this morning, in a different colourway , I shall make five more to go on the blanket on the other side of the squares to balance it up. My sister Julie wants it to keep her warm in winter. So I put her name on it. You can really make these o